Randy Rhoads

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Yngwie Malmsteen

So many yet few guitar players have exercised an enormous amount of influence on music. This is undeniable. Their influence and cross-influence helped to shape modern music as we know it. While not all of these men share the same 'technicality' or 'feeling' in their playing, it is only through their creation and innovation that we’ve spawned so many guitar players who try to imitate and hone their technique.

I can only add a poll of 10, i consider all of the following to be musical catalysts.

I’ve listed them in a loosely order, keep in mind that trying to cover approximately 70 years of music with 10 guitarists is no easy task.

So who would you vote that influenced so many goddamn motherfucking guitar players?